Design of Foundation 6/8 MVA Power Transformer

Load Calculation
Maximum vertical load 300 kN

Input data
Allowable soil bearing pressur 147.782 kN/m2 qa 137.802
Unit weight of soil 18 kN/m 3

Unit weight of concrete 25 kN/m3

Angle of friction 29 deg 0.51 0.485
Axial force from structure 300 kN
Characteristics strength of con 20 N/mm2
Characteristics strength of stee 415 N/mm2
Weight of Foundation 243.17 kN
Total factored axial load 693.17 kN

Geometry of structure
Heigth of structure above ground level 4.31 m
Adopt the length of base of structure 0.54 m
Adopt the width of base of structure 0.54 m
Provide the depth of foundation 1.5 m
Estimate depth of footing using Rankine
formula 0.99 m
RCC Design
Soil Pressure
Calculated area of Footing 4.69 m2 size of wall (m×m) 2.75 0.6
Provided area 9.01 m 2
size of footing (m×m) 2.75 3.275

Bending moment

The net earth pressure acting upward due to factor load 76.93 kN/m2

The bending moment passing through the face of wall 199.99 kNm

effective depth required 162.32 mm

Adopt the effective depth 350 mm
overall depth 400 mm
Required area of steel 1641.49 mm2 dia area
Spacing 150 mm 12 113.04
Provided area of steel 1507.2 mm2 16 200
20 314
use 12mm dia bars at 150 mm c/c both way 10 78.5

Percentage of steel 0.16 %

% of steel τc
Shear one way action 0.15 0.28
0.16 0.288
The critical section is taken at distance d away from the face of the column 0.25 0.36
Shear force Vu 216.85 kN

τv 0.23 N/mm2
 for M20 concrete with 0.16% steel
τc 0.288 N/mm2 SAFE
Shear two way action

The critical section is taken at a distance 0.5d away from the face of the column

Shear force Vu -46.16 kN

Nominal Shear Stress τv -0.010635945 N/mm2
for M20 concrete
τ'c = ksτc
ks = 0.5+βc
ks = 1
τ'c = τc = 0.25√fck
1.12 N/mm2 > -0.0106359 N/mm2
SAFE
Check for Development length: (As per clause 26.2.1 IS 456-2000)

The calculated tension or compression in any bar at any section shall be developed on each side
of the section by an appropriate development length or end anchorage or by a combination.
Development length require 564.14 mm for 12 mm bar and M20

Design of foundation wall

Mimimum Requirements for Reinforcement in Walls:

a) The minimum ratio of vertical reinforcement to gross concrete area shall be 0.0012 for deformend
bars not larger than 16 mm in diameter and with characteristics strenght of 415 N/mm 2 or greater

Area of vertical reinforcement required 900 mm2

Provide 14 nos. 0f 10 mm dia bar @ 200 mm c/c along the longitudinal direction of the wall
Porvided area 1099 mm2 > 900 mm2
OK

b) The minimum ratio of horizontal reinforcement to gross concrete area shall be 0.002 for the deformed
bars not larger than 16 mm in diameter and with characteristics of 415 N/mm 2 or greater

Area of Horizontal renforcement required 1500 mm2

Provide 15 nos. 0f 12 mm dia bar @ 200 mm c/c along the vertical direction of the wall
Porvided area 1695 mm2 > 1500 mm2
OK